Marketing Project Manager / Print Production Manager

Marketing Project Manager / Print Production Manager / Marketing Coordinator/experience in channel marketing

Location :: San Francisco
Payrate :: $26-29/hr
Length of assignment :: over 3 months

Artisan Creative is the premier source for creative talent in California.
We specialize in staffing, full time placement and project Umanagement.

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Our client is seeking, Marketing Coordinator/ Project manager with experience in channel marketing to manage, produce and deliver merchandising programs, POP, and sales materials for North American accounts. Will support Sales and Marketing.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Prioritizes the Channel Department deliverables related to all retail programs and sales initiatives.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for multiple projects and collaborates with the stake holders and creative teams to ensure delivery of accurate specifications.
• Executes projects from creative stage to manufacture to delivery; coordinates project phases and work flows.
• Builds and manages detailed production timelines, facilitates timely delivery of assets, and sets tasks.
• Ensures tasks are allocated and team members are fully briefed.
• Escalates relevant issues to internal management when progress is impeded.
• Traffics and routes marketing deliverables with appropriate parties.
• Participates in trade shows / sales events and fulfills required promotional materials.

Projects Include:
•Point-of-purchase displays, DVD’s, trailers, sell sheets, spiff programs, contests, posters, premiums, PowerPoint presentations, exhibits, newsletters and other communications (including online components).

The successful candidate will have the following attributes:

•Natural Leader who motivates and leads various parties while maintaining morale.
•Ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects within specified timelines.
•Exceptional analytical and organizational skills with a flair for strong, clear, direct communication.
•Ability to learn quickly and strives to continually improve process.
•Excellent customer service skills.
•Attention to detail a must.

In addition:
• Decisive: Makes timely decisions to push and ensure project success.
• Driven: Innate ambition and desire to set precedents.
• Self-starter: Takes a pro-active stance to produce results without daily supervision.
• Creative: Has a creative eye with attention to clean layout and design.
• Problem Solver: Quick thinking and ability to find multiple paths to reach ?goals.
• Reliable: Takes ownership of projects for execution from beginning to end.

Experience and Knowledge Requirements
• Bachelor of Arts degree required.
• At least 3 to 5 years of experience managing tactical projects in creative corporate environment or compatible.
• Prior exposure to sales and marketing in a mid-sized company or equivalent.
• Experience writing detailed project briefs for a variety of marketing mediums.
• Experience working within brand guidelines and understands consistency.
• Works with multiple external vendors.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Project, Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.
• Design fundamentals with exposure to Photoshop and Illustrator.

Additional Factors:
• very little overtime.

This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant.

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Artisan Creative is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, marital status, nondisqualifying handicap or disability, or veteran’s status with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, or any other term or condition of employment.

Artisan Creative is the premiere resource for creative freelance talent in California. We specialize in Creative Staffing (either temporary or permanent) and Project Management. We are passionate about communication and design, and enjoy working with first-rate companies and a brilliant workforce. If you feel that you have the quality and the character to be a part of our group, we would love to see your work. You can see ours at artisancreative.com.
REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor of Arts degree required.
• At least 3 to 5 years of experience managing tactical projects in creative corporate environment or compatible.
• Prior exposure to sales and marketing in a mid-sized company or equivalent.
• Experience writing detailed project briefs for a variety of marketing mediums.
• Experience working within brand guidelines and understands consistency.
• Works with multiple external vendors.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Project, Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.
• Design fundamentals with exposure to Photoshop and Illustrator.